THE OREGON DRAGONFLY AND DAMSELFLY SURVEY

Last modified 12/11/2005 © Steve Valley, 2000 -- Visits - - since 8/30/97

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Announcing a new book about Oregon Odonates: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon: A Beginner's Guide   by Steve Gordon and Cary Kerst

This handy guide covers 52 of Oregon's 88 species, with full color photographs of each. There are 120 pages packed with information that will make identification easy, even for beginners.

DRAGONFLY AND DAMSELFLY IMAGES

• NEW  Anatomy of Dragonflies and Damselflies (by R. Barber from Walker, 1953)
  
  
• Oregon Odonata Photo Gallery
  
  
• Pacific Northwest Odonata Photo Gallery (Outstanding Scanned Images by Dennis Paulson)
  
  
• Links to Hundreds of Odonata Photos and drawings
  
  

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  DRAGONFLY LINKS

• An Index of Odonata Resources on the Internet   More than 400 Links
  
  
• A Beginner's Guide to DRAGONFLIES (Jill Silsby)A good starting place for anyone who wants to learn basic information about dragonflies and damselflies
  
  
• The Dragonfly Society of the Americas ----Membership Information
• Odonata Information Network
  
• Email List of Odonatists - Worldwide
  
  
• Kathy Biggs' California Odonata Web Page
  
  
• Dennis Paulson's Slater Museum Odonata Web Page
  
  
• Collecting Policy and Guidelines
• Catching and Preserving Dragonflies FAQ
  
  
• NEW  Dragonflies Mesmerize Growing Number of Watchful Fans (Article in the 8/25/2000 Oregonian by Jonathan Brinckman)
  
  
• Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project
• NEW  Guidelines for Monitoring Migratory Dragonflies
• NEW  Advice for Teachers, Class Project, Monitoring Migratory Dragonflies
• NEW  Submit Your Migration Observations Online
  
  
• Dragonfly Nymphs are being Harvested Commercially for Fishing Bait
  
  

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  RECENT DRAGONFLY PUBLICATIONS

• NEW  Common Dragonflies of California, A Beginner's Pocket Guide, by Kathy Biggs
  A very well put together field guide with many excellent photos
  
  
• DRAGONFLIES: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata by Philip Corbet, 1999 - Orders from all countries except British Commonwealth and Europe but including Canada. $95.00 US excluding postage and packing. From Cornell University Press Services, P.O> Box 6525, 750 Cascadilla Street, Ithaca, New York 14851-6525, USA. Fax: 1-800-688-2877. e-mail: orderbook@cupserv.org. - Orders from Europe and British Commonwealth excluding Canada. œ62.50 excluding postage and packing. From Harley Books, Great Horkesley, Colchester Essex CO6 4AH, UK. Fax: (UK 00 44) 1206-271-216. e-mail: harley@keme.co.uk
  This book is destined to be considered one of the great classics of dragonfly natural history.
  
  
• NEW  DRAGONFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA, by James G. Needham, Minter J. Westfall, Jr., & Michael L. May
  The long-awaited monographic revision of the classic "Manual of the Dragonflies of North America", by Needham and Westfall (1955) is expected in FALL, 2000.
  
  
• NEW  DRAGONFLIES OF WASHINGTON, by Dennis Paulson, Available from the Seattle Audubon Society, 8050 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (206-523-4483)
  Useful for most Oregon species also, many excellent photos
  
  
• NEW  DRAGONFLIES THROUGH BINOCULARS, A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America, by Sidney W. Dunkle
  The only North American field guide, with great photos and range maps of all 307 species, 266 pages. A magnificent achievement!
  
  
• NEW  Field Key to the Adult Washington Dragonflies (D. Paulson)
  Useful for most Oregon species also
  
  
• My Life As a Dragonfly: Swimmer to Flyer, by William S. Cruscial
  A nicely illustrated children's book on the life cycle of the dragonfly
  
  

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  LINKS TO OTHER ENTOMOLOGY SITES

• Oregon State University Entomology
  
  
• Oregon State Arthropod Collection
  
  
• Entomology Index of Internet Resources: complete (Iowa State University)
  
  
• Entomology (World Wide Web Virtual Library, Biosciences) (Colorado State University)
  
  

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  CHECKLIST OF ODONATA FOUND IN OREGON --- (88 Species)

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• (?) = Expected to occur in Oregon, but unconfirmed
  
• (*) = Reported to occur in Oregon, but unconfirmed
  
• Use Species Names to access County Record Maps

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• We are now linked to the Western U.S. Odonata Range Maps. They were produced by David Nunnallee from records compiled by Dennis Paulson.
  
  
• The map links here are for Oregon species only. To view maps that show county records for all Odonata species recorded from the contiguous western United States see: http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/westernOD.html
  
  
• These maps are by no means complete, data will be added as it becomes available.
  
  
• The map data represents collecting records, sometimes from only one or a few adult specimens, and may not reflect the true breeding range of a species.
  
  
• Future plans include dot maps of specific sites.
  
  
• New county records from the 2001 field season are in RED.
  
  
• New county records acquired during 2001 from collections, field notes and the literature are in BLUE.
  
  
• New county records that are sight records only are in GREEN.
  
  
• Data was provided by: Eric Coombs, Jeff Dillon, John Davis, Steve Gordon, Paul Hammond, Molly Hukari, Jim Johnson, Cary Kerst, Terry Morse, Dave Nunnallee, Dennis Paulson and Steve Valley - Data was also obtained from the Oregon State University and Oregon Dept. of Agriculture Collections which Eric Coombs, Jim Johnson and Steve Valley are still working on. - Direct comments to: Steve Valley svalley2@comcast.net
  
  Click Species Name to View Maps

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    DRAGONFLIES ( ANISOPTERA) --- (61 Species) 

  PETALURIDAE - PETALTAILS --- 1 Species

  • Tanypteryx hageni -- (Selys, 1879) - Black Petaltail
    

  AESHNIDAE - DARNERS --- 12 Species

  • Aeshna canadensis -- Walker, 1908 - Canada Darner
    
  • Aeshna constricta(*) -- Say, 1839 - Lance-tipped Darner
    
  • Aeshna interrupta interna -- Walker, 1908 - Variable Darner
    
  • Aeshna juncea -- (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sedge Darner
    
  • Aeshna palmata -- Hagen, 1856 - Paddle-tailed Darner
    
  • Aeshna sitchensis -- Hagen, 1861 - Zigzag Darner -- New State Record 9/19/99
    
  • Aeshna subarctica -- Walker, 1908 - Subarctic Darner -- New State Record 9/03/99
    
  • Aeshna umbrosa occidentalis -- Walker, 1912 - Shadow Darner
    
  • Aeshna walkeri -- Kennedy, 1917 - Walker's Darner
    
  • Rhionaeschna californica (formerly Aeshna) -- Calvert, 1895 - California Darner
    
  • Rhionaeschna multicolor (formerly Aeshna) -- Hagen, 1861 - Blue-eyed Darner
    
  • Anax junius -- (Drury, 1770) - Common Green Darner
    

  GOMPHIDAE - CLUBTAILS --- 9 Species

  • Erpetogomphus compositus -- Hagen, 1858 - White-belted Ringtail
    
  • Gomphurus lynnae -- Paulson, 1983 - Columbia Clubtail
    
  • Gomphus kurilis -- Hagen, 1858 - Pacific Clubtail
    
  • Octogomphus specularis -- (Hagen, 1859) - Grappletail
    
  • Ophiogomphus bison -- Selys, 1873 - Bison Snaketail
    
  • Ophiogomphus morrisoni -- Selys, 1879 - Great Basin Snaketail
    
  • Ophiogomphus occidentis -- Hagen, 1882 - Sinuous Snaketail
    
  • Ophiogomphus severus severus -- Hagen, 1874 - Pale Snaketail
    
  • Progomphus borealis (*) -- McLachlan, 1873 - Gray Sanddragon
    
  • Stylurus olivaceus -- (Selys, 1873) - Olive Clubtail  
    

  CORDULEGASTRIDAE - SPIKETAILS --- 1 Species

  • Cordulegaster dorsalis -- Hagen, 1858 - Pacific Spiketail 
    

  CORDULIIDAE - EMERALDS --- 8 Species

  Macromiinae - CRUISERS

  • Macromia magnifica -- McLachlan, 1874 - Western River Cruiser 
    

  Corduliinae

  • Cordulia shurtleffi -- Scudder, 1866 - American Emerald
    
  • Epitheca canis -- McLachlan, 1886 - Beaverpond Baskettail
    
  • Epitheca spinigera -- Selys, 1871 - Spiny Baskettail
    
  • Somatochlora albicincta -- (Burmeister, 1839) - Ringed Emerald
    
  • Somatochlora minor -- Calvert, 1898 - Ocellated Emerald
    
  • Somatochlora semicircularis -- (Selys, 1871) - Mountain Emerald
    
  • Somatochlora walshii -- (Scudder, 1866) - Brush-tipped Emerald> -- New State Record 8/22/98
    

  LIBELLULIDAE - SKIMMERS --- 30 Species

  • Erythemis collocata -- (Hagen, 1861) - Western Pondhawk 
    
  • Leucorrhinia glacialis -- Hagen, 1890 - Crimson-ringed Whiteface
    
  • Leucorrhinia hudsonica -- (Selys, 1850) - Hudsonian Whiteface 
    
  • Leucorrhinia intacta -- (Hagen, 1861) - Dot-tailed Whiteface
    
  • Leucorrhinia proxima (*) -- Calvert, 1890 - Belted Whiteface (formerly Red-waisted Whiteface)
    
  • Ladona julia (Considered Libellula by some authors) -- Uhler, 1857 - Chalk-fronted Corporal
    
  • Libellula comanche -- Calvert, 1907 - Comanche Skimmer
    
  • Libellula composita -- (Hagen, 1873) - Bleached Skimmer
    
  • Libellula forensis -- Hagen, 1861 - Eight-spotted Skimmer 
    
  • Libellula luctuosa -- Burmeister, 1839 - Widow Skimmer
    
  • Libellula nodisticta -- Hagen, 1861 - Hoary Skimmer
    
  • Libellula pulchella -- Drury, 1773 - Twelve-spotted Skimmer
    
  • Libellula quadrimaculata -- Linnaeus, 1758 - Four-spotted Skimmer
    
  • Libellula saturata -- Uhler, 1857 - Flame Skimmer
    
  • Plathemis lydia (Considered Libellula by some authors) -- Drury, 1770 - Common Whitetail
    
  • Plathemis subornata (Considered Libellula by some authors) -- (Hagen, 1861) - Desert Whitetail
    
  • Pachydiplax longipennis -- (Burmeister, 1839) - Blue Dasher
    
  • Paltothemis lineatipes -- (Karsch, 1890) - Red Rock Skimmer -- New State Record 8/25/2001
    
  • Pantala flavescens -- (Fabricius, 1798) - Wandering Glider
    
  • Pantala hymenaea -- (Say, 1839) - Spot-winged Glider
    
  • Sympetrum corruptum -- (Hagen, 1861) - Variegated Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum costiferum -- (Hagen, 1861) - Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum danae -- (Sulzer, 1776) - Black Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum illotum illotum -- (Hagen, 1861) - Cardinal Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum internum -- Montgomery, 1943 - Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum madidum -- (Hagen, 1861) - Red-veined Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum obtrusum -- (Hagen, 1867) - White-faced Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum occidentale occidentale -- Bartenev, 1915 - Western Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum pallipes -- (Hagen, 1874) - Striped Meadowhawk
    
  • Sympetrum vicinum -- (Hagen, 1861) - Autumn Meadowhawk (formerly Yellow-legged Meadowhawk)
    
  • Tramea lacerata -- Hagen, 1861 - Black Saddlebags
    
    

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    DAMSELFLIES ( ZYGOPTERA) --- (27 Species)  

  CALOPTERYGIDAE - BROAD-WINGED DAMSELS --- 2 Species

  • Calopteryx aequabilis -- Say, 1839 - River Jewelwing
    
  • Hetaerina americana -- (Fabricius, 1798) - American Rubyspot
    

  LESTIDAE - SPREADWINGS --- 6 Species

  • Archilestes californica -- McLachlan, 1895 - California Spreadwing
    
  • Lestes congener -- Hagen, 1861 - Spotted Spreadwing
    
  • Lestes disjunctus -- Selys, 1862 - Northern Spreadwing (formerly Common Spreadwing)
    
  • Lestes dryas -- Kirby, 1890 - Emerald Spreadwing
    
  • Lestes stultus -- Hagen, 1861 - Black Spreadwing -- New State Record 7/21/2000
    
  • Lestes unguiculatus -- Hagen, 1861 - Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
    

  COENAGRIONIDAE - POND DAMSELS --- 19 Species

  • Amphiagrion abbreviatum -- (Selys, 1876) - Western Red Damsel
    
  • Argia agrioides -- Calvert, 1895 - California Dancer
    
  • Argia alberta -- Kennedy, 1918 - Paiute Dancer
    
  • Argia emma -- Kennedy, 1915 - Emma's Dancer
    
  • Argia lugens -- (Hagen, 1861) - Sooty Dancer
    
  • Argia nahuana -- Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer
    
  • Argia vivida -- Hagen, 1865 - Vivid Dancer
    
  • Coenagrion resolutum -- (Selys, 1876) - Taiga Bluet
    
  • Enallagma anna -- Williamson, 1900 - River Bluet
    
  • Enallagma boreale -- Selys, 1875 - Boreal Bluet
    
  • Enallagma carunculatum -- Morse, 1895 - Tule Bluet
    
  • Enallagma civile -- (Hagen, 1861) - Familiar Bluet -- New State Record 1998
    
  • Enallagma clausum -- Morse, 1895 - Alkali Bluet
    
  • Enallagma cyathigerum -- (Charpentier, 1840) - Northern Bluet
    
  • Ischnura cervula -- Selys, 1876 - Pacific Forktail
    
  • Ischnura denticollis -- (Burmeister, 1839) - Black-fronted Forktail
    
  • Ischnura erratica -- Calvert, 1895 - Swift Forktail
    
  • Ischnura perparva -- Selys, 1876 - Western Forktail
    
  • Nehalennia irene -- (Hagen, 1861) - Sedge Sprite -- New State Record 8/10/2001
    
    

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